Skirt Item Number: Sa196 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Skirt made with four pieces cotton fabric with selvedge edges joined by central embroidery to form a long rectangular shaped tube. The detailing consists of a three fine white vertical double pinstripes woven in at wide intervals on a dark blue ground. One stripe goes the whole length, one is discontinuous and one stripe goes half way down the length of the skirt. There is a darn near the discontinuous white pinstripe and one of the selvages.
History Of Use
Skirts are worn using a pleat arrangement distinctive for each village (Anderson). Material woven on a Spanish type treadle loom traditionally using a plain balanced weave.
Narrative
This object forms part of the Inge Ruus Collection of Guatemalan Textiles in the Museum of Anthropology. The Inge Ruus Collection of Guatemalan Textiles was collected on behalf of the Museum of Anthropology by Inge Ruus, Curatorial Assistant in the Museum from 1974 to 1978. Some items were purchased by the Museum and others were donated by Inge Ruus. Inge Ruus collected these materials while attending courses on Guatemalan textiles in Guatemala during the summers of 1976 and 1977, taught by Anne Lambert, instructor on textiles at the University of Alberta.
Cultural Context
worn by a woman
Item History
- Made in Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala before 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before July 1976
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) during July 1976
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- Sa196
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- woven
- Overall
- height 113.2 cm, width 122.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Cakchiquel
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Santa Catarina Palopo, Solola, Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Ownership Date
- before July 1976
- Acquisition Date
- during July 1976
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0318/0013 b